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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (CIN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Grade — Bengals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 238: the Bengals steal McGlothern and grade out a B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Dwight McGlothern, the No. 220 name on the board, stolen at pick No. 238. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the wide receiver spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In slot 18 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
They paid sticker price for Kiran Amegadjie in the 49th pick, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick80 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. at the 80th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick115 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine at No. 115 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick151 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
They took Ben Sinnott at par in pick No. 151, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick173 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe in pick 173 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick196 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the Round 6 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Taking Dwight McGlothern in Round 7, Pick 18 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick254 Rnd7 Carson Steele
No edge and no loss on Carson Steele in the 254th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.